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Conceptualizing the Malay WorldSODA Naoki
Conceptualizing the Malay World explores the in...Conceptualizing the Malay World explores the interrelations between the indigenization of "colonial knowledge" and the quest for pan-Malay identity in Malaya. In what way, to what extent and for wh... -
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Gender History in ChinaKOHAMA Masako, Linda Grove
How have femininity and masculinity been define...How have femininity and masculinity been defined and understood in China from prehistoric times to the present day? Gender History in China presents for the first time in English the work of leadi... -
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Baseball in Occupied JapanTANIKAWA Takeshi
How was baseball used to promote U.S. values in...How was baseball used to promote U.S. values in occupied Japan? The first post-war Japanese professional baseball game was held on November 23, 1945, just 100 days after the end of World War II. D... -
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At the Edge of Mangrove ForestOSAWA Takamasa
This book explores the emergence of indigeneity...This book explores the emergence of indigeneity among the Suku Asli, a group of post-foragers living on the eastern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. In the past, despite indefinite ethnic boundaries an... -
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A History of the Pachinko IndustryHAN Jaehyang
Pachinko parlors offer a form of gambling uniqu...Pachinko parlors offer a form of gambling unique to Japan located near train stations, in the suburbs and in other everyday living spaces. Before World War II, pachinko was born as a game for both ... -
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Utagawa HiroshigeABE Mika
In the late Edo period, when society was maturi...In the late Edo period, when society was maturing and Japan was moving to open its doors to the outside world, landscapes were undergoing major changes. Many world-famous ukiyo-e painters were acti... -
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Postwar South Korea and Japanese Popular CultureKIM Sungmin
After World War II, Japanese popular culture wa...After World War II, Japanese popular culture was "banned" in Korea. However, despite the official ban, Japanese popular culture was introduced and circulated through hidden or unofficial channels. ... -
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Japan and BengalPratyay BANERJEE
Japan's radical development following the Meiji...Japan's radical development following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, drew the attention of the world. Among other provinces in British India, it was in Bengal chiefly, that one witnessed a sustaine... -
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Dreams of Prevention and ControlONIMARU Takeshi
The European and Japanese empires that colonize...The European and Japanese empires that colonized much of Asia in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries faced numerous challenges in public health and social order. They sought to prevent dis... -
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Tsuda UmekoFURUKAWA Yasu
Tsuda Umeko—featured on Japan’s newest banknote...Tsuda Umeko—featured on Japan’s newest banknote—is widely known in Japan as a pioneer of women’s English education. Yet a remarkable chapter of her life remains largely unknown: during her second s...
